Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Pullen, John A. 1862 -
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)
JOHN A. PULLEN.
It is always pleasant and profitable to contemplate the career of a man who
has won a definite measure of success in life and whose career has been such as
to command the honor and respect of his neighbors and fellow citizens. Such a
man is John A. Pullen, a prosperous farmer living on route No. 1, out of Cutler,
Indiana, in Democrat township, and the proprietor of a good farm of one hundred
and twenty-seven acres.
Mr. Pullen was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, on April 1, 1862, the son
of J. W. and Harriett H. (Hall) Pullen. His father was born in Rockbridge
county, Virginia, and his mother also. They grew up in that county and spent
their entire lives there. Of their twelve children, only four are now living:
William L., who is an ex-sheriff of Carroll county; Anna V., the wife of William
Glenn; Sarah, the wife of W. Shorter; and John A., the subject of this sketch.
John A. Pullen, like his brothers and sisters, grew up on the farm in
Rockbridge county, Virginia. When he was twenty-two years old, he emigrated to
Indiana, locating in Carroll county on May 1, 1884. When he arrived in the
Hoosier state, Mr. Pullen had just ten dollars. He worked one summer by the
month and then rented land from George W. Shunklins for nine years.
On March 3, 1894, Mr. Pullen was married to Mr. Shunklins, daughter, Alice V.
Shunklins, who was educated in the common schools and reared on her father's
farm in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Pullen have been the parents of six children,
five of whom are now living: Mary H., born on February 16, 1896, graduated from
the common schools in 1912, and is now a student in the high school and also a
teacher of music; Bert S., March 20, 1899, who is at home; Charles L., July 21,
1901, who is a graduate of the common schools, having finished the course in
1915; Miriam G., August 16, 1904, who is a student in the sixth grade of the
common schools, and Olive V., January 27, 1907. The mother of these children
died on October 6, 1910. She was a most affectionate wife and a kind and loving
mother, whose loss has been keenly felt in the household, which was so near and
dear to her.
Mrs. Pullen was a devout member of the Presbyterian church and, throughout
her life, was an ardent worker in the church. Her husband is also a member of
the Presbyterian church. Mr. Pullen is a member of Cutler Lodge No. 571,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He votes the Republican ticket, but has never
taken any considerable part in politics. He is an upright man, an industrious
and skillful farmer, a splendid neighbor and popular in the community where he
lives.
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HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families
ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
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